airwheel

Hi Pop,

I'm missing something important here.

Tried you URL and it didn't work.

More information please.

Cheers.
Wayne & Sally.

Wheels are so old fashioned...I'm waiting for a hover board.

Yeah, had a look, SWMBO was unimpressed (no "handle" and nothing to hold onto, she said!) but the concept is great - small enough to carry in the tow vehicle, and with 16km range, good enough to get to and from the shops at most places. Sorta like a Segway without the handlebars.

Hi all, I'm Steve from the above mentioned website air-wheel.com.au

Thanks for the comments. Ofcourse I am biased, but think they are pretty cool. I did just want to reply re the comment about not having anything to hold onto. Actually, because the platform self stabilises, you really don't need a handle. There is a similar product with a handle (Segway), but the real advantage of this thing, is that it folds up into a pretty compact item suitable to carry onto a bus or train etc.

They do actually come with a strap (called a safety strap), which is great for beginners (gives you something to hold onto and also allows you to stop it from falling on the ground if you come a cropper). However, pretty soon, most people get rid of the strap pretty quickly when they no longer need anything to hold onto.

Re an offroad version. All are pretty suitable once you are stable on the Airwheel, however, the X8 has a bigger wheel, making it really quite awesome for off road. That being said, my X3 had already seen quite a bit of off road action.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to buzz them here.

Thanks,

Steve